Long Grove, IL — Two people were hospitalized following a semi-truck accident in Long Grove, Illinois, on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. The accident happened on the Route 53 access road to Lake Cook Road.
According to local reports, a semi-truck which was hauling to rolls of steel drove off the side of the road and overturned, spilling the rolls onto the ground.
Emergency workers found two people inside the cab of the truck. Their names haven’t been released. Both were taken to a local hospital. There’s been no information on the extent of their injuries.
The accident is still under investigation.
Scene of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary
Anytime I hear about an accident like this, I always have to wonder if it wasn’t the driver who was at fault, but something wrong with the truck itself. Often, when the load a truck is hauling is not properly secured, it can shift while the truck is on the road. This can sometimes cause the truck to roll over, depending on what exactly it is the truck is hauling, the speed of the truck, if there are any curves in the road, etc. If something like this is found to have been the cause of this accident, the next thing to look at would be who exactly was responsible for the loading of the truck. Many time, this isn’t something drivers handle themselves. If a third party were to have handled it, they may find themselves ultimately liable for the crash.
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